Robert Hofstadter
Robert Hofstadter | |
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Dirac Medal (UNSW) (1987) | |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | Stanford University University of Pennsylvania |
Doctoral students | Carol Jo Crannell |
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Robert Hofstadter (February 5, 1915 – November 17, 1990)
Biography
Hofstadter was born into a Jewish family
In 1942 he married Nancy Givan (1920–2007), a native of Baltimore.[9] They had three children: Laura, Molly (who was disabled and not able to communicate),[10] and Pulitzer Prize-winner Douglas Hofstadter.[11]
Opus
Thallium-activated sodium iodide gamma ray detector
In 1948 Hofstadter filed a patent on this for the detection of ionizing radiation by this crystal.[12][13] These Thallium-activated sodium iodide detectors are widely used for gamma ray detection to this day.
Coining of the fermi (unit) and 1961 Nobel Lecture
Robert Hofstadter coined the term
Compton Gamma Ray Observatory and EGRET Telescope
In his last few years, Hofstadter became interested in
Awards and honors
- 1958, elected to National Academy of Sciences.[3]
- 1961
- Stanford University has an annual lecture series named after Hofstadter, the Robert Hofstadter Memorial Lectures, which consists of two lectures each year, one oriented toward the general public and the other oriented toward scientists.
- 1970, elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.[18]
- 1984 Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement.[19]
- 1986, elected to the American Philosophical Society.[20]
See also
- Fermi (unit)
- The Big Bang Theory popular TV sitcom supposedly named one of its main characters, Leonard Hofstadter, after Hofstadter.
- List of Jewish Nobel laureates
References
- ^ Flint, Peter B., "Obituary: Dr. Robert Hofstadter Dies at 75; Won Nobel Prize in Physics in '61", The New York Times, November 19, 1990.
- ^ a b R. W. McAllister & Robert Hofstadter, "Elastic Scattering of 188 MeV Electrons from Proton and the Alpha Particle," Physical Review, V102, p. 851 (1956).
- ^ a b c Robert Hofstadter on Nobelprize.org including his Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1961 The Electron-Scattering Method and Its Application to the Structure of Nuclei and Nucleons
- ^ "Dr. Robert Hofstadter, U.S. Jewish Scientist, Wins 1961 Nobel Prize". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. November 3, 1961. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ "Robert Hofstadter biography". NNDB. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
- ^ "Guide to the Robert Hofstadter Papers". Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-309-07572-5. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
- ^ Hofstadter, Robert (1938). Infra-red absorption by light and heavy formic and acetic acids. Princeton.
- ^ Obituary to Nancy Givan from Stanford University, 2007.
- ^ Douglas Hofstadter's autobiography
- ^ National Academy of Sciences biography
- ^ US patent 2585551, Robert Hofstadter, "Means for detecting ionizing radiations"
- ^ "Robert Hofstadter" Biographical Memoirs National Academy of Sciences
- ISBN 978-0-7381-6533-2. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ Hofstadter, Robert, department of physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, "Electron Scattering and Nuclear Structure", Rev. Mod. Phys. 28, 214–254 (1956) © 1956 The American Physical Society
- ^ "The Hofstadter Memorial Lectures". Stanford University. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
- ^ Robert Hofstadter "The Electron Scattering Method & its Application to the Structure of Nuclei and Nucleons", Nobel Lectures, Physics 1942–1962, pp. 560–581, Elsevier Pub. Co., Amsterdam-London-New York (Dec 1961).
- ^ "Robert Hofstadter". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
- American Academy of Achievement.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
Further reading
- Hofstadter, Robert, "The electron-scattering method and its application to the structure of nuclei and nucleons", Nobel Lecture (December 11, 1961)
- Hofstadter, Robert, "Robert Hofstadter's speech at the Nobel Banquet", The Nobel Foundation, Stockholm, December 10, 1961.
Publication list
Technical reports:
- Hofstadter, R. "Detection of Neutrons with Scintillation Counters", Brookhaven National Laboratory, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission), (November 1948).
- Hahn, B., Ravenhall, D. G. and R. Hofstadter. "High-energy Electron Scattering and the Charge Distributions of Selected Nuclei," Stanford University, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission), Office of Naval Research and United States Air Force, (October 1955).
- Chambers, E.E. and R. Hofstadter. "The Structure of the Proton", Stanford University, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Energy Research and Development Administration), Office of Naval Research and United States Air Force (April 1956).
- Hofstadter, R. "Structure in the Proton and the Neutron", Stanford University, United States Department of Energy (through predecessor agency the Atomic Energy Commission), (June 1958).
- Collard, H., Hofstadter, R., Hughes, E. B., Johansson, A., Yearian, M. R., Day, R. B. and R. T. Wagner. "Elastic Electron Scattering from Tritium and Helium-3", Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, Air Force Research Laboratory, (October 1964).
- Hofstadter, R. "K-edge Subtraction Angiography with Synchrotron X-Rays: Final Technical Report, (February 1, 1984 to January 31, 1987)", Stanford University, United States Department of Energy, (September 1987).
External links
- Robert Hofstadter on Nobelprize.org including his Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1961 The Electron-Scattering Method and Its Application to the Structure of Nuclei and Nucleons
- Robert Hofstadter: An Oral History, Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program, 1985.